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dc.contributor.authorMercene-Mutia, Ma. Theresa
dc.coverage.spatialTaal, Lakeen
dc.coverage.spatialBatangasen
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-19T11:05:03Z
dc.date.available2012-01-19T11:05:03Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.identifier.citationMercene-Mutia, M. T. (2001). Assessment of local government's implementation of open access policy in Taal Lake, Philippines: Effects on lake conservation and management. In C. B. Santiago, M. L. Cuvin-Aralar, & Z. U. Basiao (Eds.), Conservation and Ecological Management of Philippine Lakes in Relation to Fisheries and Aquaculture (pp. 123-132). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines: Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD), Department of Science and Technology; Quezon City, Philippines: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Agriculture, Quezon City, Philippines.en
dc.identifier.isbn9718511539
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10862/830
dc.description.abstractThe effects of local government's implementation of the current national policy on open access in municipal fisheries are assessed in terms of their impact on the fishery resources of Taal Lake. Local officials and fisherfolk were interviewed and their responses were analyzed for trends in perceptions on how local open access policies affect fishing practices and productivity in the lake. A policy matrix containing certain areas of concern of local governments related to sound decisionmaking on lake fishery was designed. The study shows that local government implementation of open access policy in Taal Lake tends to have negative effects on the lake's fisheries. Open access allows for the unregulated entry of fishing practices like fish cage culture which tend to increase the pollution load in the lake. Pollution due to fish farming in cages seems to even exceed loads from domestic wastes and agricultural runoff. While fish cages flourished in the lake, the income of small fisher folk has declined because of dwindling catch from capture fisheries. It is recommended that national government agencies (e.g., Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Environment and Natural Resources) should forge an agreement with local government units for a continuing assessment of the fishery resources in Taal. This needs to be coupled with technical assistance to undertake sustained efforts to improve the conservation, productivity and management of the lake's aquatic resources. There is also a need to increase the budgetary allocations for new research and extension activities to address problems and issues of the fishery sector in the lake and for upgrading the capability of local and sectoral policy and decision makers on the lake's fisheries.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centeren
dc.publisherPhilippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD), Department of Science and Technologyen
dc.publisherBureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resourcesen
dc.titleAssessment of local government's implementation of open access policy in Taal Lake, Philippines: Effects on lake conservation and managementen
dc.typeConference paperen
dc.citation.spage123
dc.citation.epage132
dc.citation.conferenceTitleConservation and Ecological Management of Philippine Lakes in Relation to Fisheries and Aquaculture: Proceedings of the National Seminar-Workshop held on October 21-23, 1997, INNOTECH, Commonwealth Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, Philippinesen
dc.subject.asfacage cultureen
dc.subject.asfacommon propertyen
dc.subject.asfaculture effectsen
dc.subject.asfafishery policiesen
dc.subject.asfafishery regulationsen
dc.subject.asfafreshwater aquacultureen
dc.subject.asfafreshwater lakesen
dc.subject.asfalake fisheriesen
dc.subject.asfaresource conservationen
dc.subject.asfaresource managementen
dc.subject.asfasocioeconomic aspectsen
dc.subject.asfasustainable fisheriesen
dc.subject.asfawater pollutionen


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